Thread by @VoxLibero

Our PM has betrayed an entire nation, regardless of your rosette colour or views on Brexit. You have been betrayed by your government and failed by the homeland security forces. Every man, woman & child, betrayed, forever.

#RussiaReport PT1 & PT2 👇🏾

https://twitter.com/JanAltendorff/status/1299399186270629888

P23 (16) - "The extent to which Russian expatriates are using their access to UK businesses and politicians to exert influence in the UK is ***: it is widely recognised that Russian intelligence and business are completely intertwined."

P23 (16) - "The Government must ***, take the necessary measures to counter the threat and challenge the impunity of Putin-linked elites. Legislation is a key step,"

P23 (16) - "Several members of the Russian elite who are closely linked to Putin are identified as being involved with charitable and/or political organisations in the UK, having donated to political parties,..."

P23 (16) - "with a public profile which positions them to assist Russian influence operations." It is notable that a number of Members of the House of Lords have business
interests linked to Russia, or work directly for major Russian companies linked to the Russian state"

P23 (16) - "the reality is that it is highly probable that the oligarchy will have the financial means to ensure their lawyers – a key group of professional enablers – find ways to circumvent this legislation"

P26 (19) - "...Russia currently poses a significant threat to the UK on a number of fronts – from espionage to interference in democratic processes, and to serious crime. The question is how that has happened – and what the Intelligence Community is now doing to tackle it."

P26 (19) through P30 (23) - a clear conclusion that MI5 & GCHQ have been starved of resources and forced to allow Russian influence to build & establish a firm foothold on British politics & finances. Our own govt complicit IMHO.

P32 (25) - "Policy responsibility for Hostile State Activity sits in the National Security Secretariat in the Cabinet Office. This appears unusual: the Home Office might seem a more natural home for it,"

"unusual" how diplomatic 🙄

P34 (27) - "Less Talk, More Action - There appears to be a plethora of plans and strategies with direct relevance to the work on Russia by the organisations we oversee:" 🙄

See para 91 - A clear indication of govt obstruction to uncover the truth.

This is treason.

P36 (29) - "It is not clear to the Committee whether HMG and our allies have yet found an effective way to respond to the pace of Russian decision-making. This has severely
undermined the West’s ability to respond effectively to Russian aggressions"

Delicately chosen words 🙄

P40 (33) - "The current legislation enabling action against foreign spies is acknowledged to be weak. In particular, the Official Secrets Acts are out of date – crucially, it is not illegal to be a foreign agent in this country."

£20 bag of weed tho', lock 'em up!

P43 (36) - "there is the question of influence over our democratic processes. Questions have been raised over whether electoral law is sufficiently up to date,"

"that “the UK is clearly vulnerable to covert digital influence campaigns”.

P48 (41) - "The Russian government is looking for engagement on its terms alone: paying lip-service to notions of better relations with the UK and seeking more economic co-operation, whilst flouting UK sovereignty"

P48 (41) - "Whilst it is possible that an improved
relationship between Russia and the UK may one day reduce the threat to the UK, it is unrealistic to think that that might happen under the current Russian leadership."

I need a drink and it's only 10am on a Sunday 😱